well.. Im trying to fix my friends computer, and Ive finally got it booted to windows XP after deciding a reformat was the only plausible option. now when I connect a cat5 ethernet to the ethernet adaptor, I get a connection, but not an ip or DNS. I am running it off of a router, wich I am using on my laptop right now (via the same cable I tested on his computer) We have figured out that the connection is "Unable to query TCP/IP settings of the connection".